No more anomalies! Coach Chung Kyung-ho shakes the game of Gangwon ACL with five undefeated games
Sep 14, 2025
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Gangwon won 3-2 in the 29th round of the 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' against FC Seoul at Gangneung High1 Arena on the 13th. Gangwon won its first three consecutive games of the season, jumping to fifth place (as of the 13th) where it can advance to Final A with 41 points. Gangwon has shown a remarkable rise in its last six games (three wins and three draws), including an unbeaten August. Only Jeonbuk has won against Gangwon for three months. Gwangju FC, Pohang Steelers, and Seoul caught strong teams in turn.
On this day, Gangwon succeeded in scoring three goals in 105 days since the match against Daegu FC (3-0 win) in June. Gangwon continued to remain undefeated with the strength of its salty defense, which did not allow a single goal in the four games before the match against Seoul. Unfortunately, he scored only two goals in four games. Gangwon coach Chung Kyung-ho focused on increasing his decision-making power with detailed plays in the Final Third area during the A-match break.
The effect was immediate. Gangwon scored three goals, starting with Lee Yoo-hyun's first goal in the 39th minute of the first half, Kim Gun-hee's penalty in the 6th minute of the second half and Lee Sung-heon's fantastic goal in the 9th minute. In particular, the third goal, which was connected to Lee Sang-hun, who was digging to the left as Kim Dae-won moved to the center, and led to the score, showed Gangwon practicing intensively during the break. Naturally, the players' confidence and confidence had to rise further. Although Gangwon had a difficult game until the end, allowing two goals, it means a lot in itself that Gangwon won the multi-goal victory. This is because it means that coach Chung's preparation of the 「Process Act」 is working properly.
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Coach Chung, who judged that there was no chance of winning with a fire fighting, turned to holding soccer. Through bold pressure, he prevented his opponent from doing well. The focus was on the outcome rather than the process. It was a survival instinct acquired throughout his long career as a coach. There was trial and error, but he succeeded in steadily building points through quick correction. It remained at the bottom, but the difference in points from the sixth place was not large. Coach Chung calculated that he could reinforce players through the summer transfer market and create a point of rebound if Kim Dae-won and Seo Min-woo are discharged from the military.
Chung's intentions matched nicely. Coach Chung, who has steadily refined his defensive organization and build-up despite his sluggish performance, deepened the color of offensive soccer, which had received high scores since his coaching days, when quality players such as Mo Jae-hyun, Kim Gun-hee and Kim Dae-won joined the offensive team. Coach Chung, who decided to play with the official method, not an anomaly, showed no signs of being pushed back against the strong team. Although the finish was disappointing compared to the performance, he even filled the final puzzle through the match against Seoul.
Gangwon, whose goal was to stay, is getting closer to going to Final A. Furthermore, the Asian Champions League qualification was in sight. There are only four points difference from the fourth place. Gangwon is now the "eye of the typhoon" of a high-ranking war.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
